The filing of nominations for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 has started in Punjab. Only 21 days are left for assembly elections to take place in the state. While all political parties namely Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, and Shiromani Akali Dal have announced their candidates from all 13 constituencies, BJP is yet to field its candidate from Sri Fategarh Sahib.
While filing nominations, all candidates must disclose their personal information including age, educational qualification, assents they procure, any credits that must be given back, etc. Of all the candidates contesting for upcoming assembly elections while some have not even cleared 10th standard, others are PhD holders. Talking about each party one by one, AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) has 7 candidates who have either passed 7th, 8th, 10th or 12th while 6 others have completed graduation or higher studies. Out of the total candidates in SAD (Shiromani Akali Dal) 2 have done schooling while others have completed higher studies or at least graduated. In BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) 5 have done schooling whereas 7 have been to college. Lastly, Congress has 4 schooling members; the remaining 9 have graduated or post-graduation.
As per the list, out of the candidates that will be fighting for the assembly elections, there is one candidate who is 7th passed while 2 are 8th passed. 4 candidates are 10th passed and 10 have completed schooling. Of all the contesting candidates in Punjab, 3 are PhD holders and 6 are professional doctors.
Here is a detailed party-wise list of candidates contesting for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and their educational qualifications:
| Name Of Candidate | Educational Qualification | Party | Constituency |
| Ashok Parashar | 7th Pass | AAP | Ludhiana |
| Jagdeep Singh Kaka | 8th | AAP | Firozpur |
| Gurmeet Singh Khuddiyan | 8th | AAP | Bathinda |
| Kuldeep Dhaliwal | 10th | AAP | Amritsar |
| Gurpreet Singh GP | 12th | AAP | Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Laljit Bhullar | 12th | AAP | Khadoor Sahib |
| Amansher Singh Shery | 10th | AAP | Gurdaspur |
| Karamjit Anmol | B.A. Second Year | AAP | Faridkot |
| Malvinder Kang | Post Graduate | AAP | Anandpur Sahib |
| Pawan Kumar Tinu | Graduate | AAP | Jalandhar |
| Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer | B.Tech | AAP | Sangrur |
| Dr. Balvir Singh | MBBS, MS | AAP | Patiala |
| Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal | MBBS, MD | AAP | Hoshiarpur |
| Rana Gurmeet Sodhi | 10th | BJP | Firozpur |
| Anita Somprakash | 12th | BJP | Hoshiarpur |
| Sushil Rinku | 12th | BJP | Jalandhar |
| Manjeet Manna | 12th | BJP | Khadoor Sahib |
| Ravneet Bittu | 12th | BJP | Ludhiana |
| Taranjit Singh Sandhu | Post Graduate | BJP | Amritsar |
| Dinesh Babbu | Under Graduate | BJP | Gurdaspur |
| Preneet Kaur | Graduate | BJP | Patiala |
| Arvind Khanna | Graduate | BJP | Sangrur |
| Dr. Subhash Sharma | PhD | BJP | Anandpur Sahib |
| Anil Joshi | 12th | SAD | Amritsar |
| Ranjit Singh Dhillon | 12th | SAD | Ludhiana |
| Prem Singh Chandumajra | M.A. | SAD | Anandpur Sahib |
| Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Diploma | SAD | Bathinda |
| Rajwinder Singh | MBA | SAD | Faridkot |
| NK Sharma | B.sc | SAD | Patiala |
| Mohinder Singh Kaypee | LLB | SAD | Jalandhar |
| Nardev Singh Mann | Graduate | SAD | Firozpur |
| Sohan Singh Thandal | Graduate | SAD | Chabbewal |
| Virsa Singh Valtoha | Graduate | SAD | Khadoor Sahib |
| Iqbal Singh | LLB | SAD | Sangrur |
| Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema | MBBS | SAD | Gurdaspur |
| Sher Singh Gubhaya | 10th | Congress | Firozpur |
| Amrinder Singh Raja Warring | 10th | Congress | Ludhiana |
| Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 12th | Congress | Amritsar |
| Kuldeep Singh Zira | 12th | Congress | Khadoor Sahib |
| Jeet Mohinder Sidhu | Engineering | Congress | Bathinda |
| Vijay Inder Singla | Graduate | Congress | Anandpur Sahib |
| Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | Under Graduate | Congress | Gurdaspur |
| Sukhpal Khaira | Under Graduate | Congress | Sangrur |
| Yamini Gomar | Graduate | Congress | Hoshiarpur |
| Charanjit Singh Channi | PhD | Congress | Jalandhar |
| Amarjit Kaur Sahoke | PhD | Congress | Faridkot |
| Dharamvir Gandhi | MBBS, MD | Congress | Patiala |
| Dr. Amar Singh | MBBS | Congress | Fategarh Sahib |
The voting for 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab and the sole seat of Chandigarh will be held on 1st June 2024 in the seventh phase.